Pastor vs. Preacher

[quote author=Binaca Chugger]I don't have a problem with differentiating between pastor and teacher.  Or, even calling a teacher a preacher.  Personally, I believe preaching is simply proclaiming the Gospel (Mar 16:15  And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. ).[/quote]

Yes.

[quote author=Binaca Chugger]Thus, we should all be preaching.[/quote]

i.e. teaching ;)

[quote author=Binaca Chugger]Teaching is definitely a gift.[/quote]

I believe this. I also believe that one capably do things that they are not "gifted" in. We all should be teachers. Some will excel in this role.

[quote author=Binaca Chugger]However, when speaking of the leader of the church.  I would like to think that shepherding the flock is more than just public speaking to a mixed group and business management.  The bishop must be given to hospitality and apt to teach.[/quote]

Maybe one is a shepherd and a teacher. Or maybe there is one who shepherds and one who teaches. Or maybe someone else (i.e. a non-staff member) fills the role of shepherd. Or maybe....

(Then again, I think the church should be run by a plurality of elders, all who are able to teach (even if that's not their gifting). Those elders would have a variety of giftings and would complement each other vis-a-vis strengths and weaknesses. I also don't think the Paul's lists of gifts/roles were ever meant to be exhaustive.)
 
I see your point.  However:

2Ti 2:24-26  And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

I guess we all are servants of the Lord, so this should apply to all of us - seeking to help others.  But, this passage is typically equated with the specific gifts and calling of a leader of a church (bishop/pastor) as Paul is instructing young Timothy for the ministry.

I also see the value in a pastor recognizing his own inability to handle a situation and asking another with more wisdom in that area to help a hurting Christian.  What I don't understand is pushing people out of your office after 5 minutes telling them to simply get fed when the food is served in the sermon.  I guess that is the pride problem that exists in so much of the IFB NADD (Not-A-Denomination Denomination).
 
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